Podcast 007 – Art, Interpretation, and The Author

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Elliot

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In this episode, the Epiloguists discuss the relationship between a creator and their work,as well as the power and influence that interpretations can have over a work and its consumption. We also briefly touch on questions regarding the re-interpretation of works both in current and historic instances.
We also mention a pair of metaphors that are starting to become common/mimetic in the podcast: lenses and baseball.

We hope you find this episode interesting, and would love to hear any feedback about of the topics discussed or points raised.

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Podcast 006 – Taste and Legitimacy

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Elliot

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In this episode, the Epiloguists discuss the concept and application of taste when it comes to artistic works. In particular we discuss the importance and impact of taste, how one acquires or adapts their taste, as well the idea of high and low culture and how this can be applied.
We also weave an extended Baseball metaphor and discuss how taste intersects with the legitimacy of works, and the intent behind their creation with a particular focus on our reactions to the Visual Novels produced by the company Key.

We hope you find this episode interesting, and would love to hear any feedback about of the topics discussed or points raised.

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Podcast 005 – Appraising Culture

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Elliot

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The Epiloguists discuss how we view, evaluate and evolve cultural identity, the way we comprehend and teach art in the west, and growing pains of culture. This conversation grew out of a concern that Dan brought to the group that is outlined at the start of the episode, and escalated from there.
Please note this episode is even more roundabout than our normal discussions – we don’t presume to reach or provide a solid answer and this is more of a group chat as we think about and expand on the topics discussed.

We hope you find this episode interesting, and would love to hear feedback about any part of the episode as we think it could lead it interesting discussions.

I would also like to take this space to apologise about the delay releasing this episode. This is entirely down to myself (Elliot). Sadly due to unrecoverable audio issues some of the later conversation is lost, but I believe this is still an interesting episode regardless.

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Podcast 004 – Fictional Worlds

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Elliot

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The Epiloguists explore how we interact with fictional worlds- what makes them convincing, the ways in which a viewer can be drawn into them, and how both viewer and creator interact with these created worlds. There is also a particular focus on the types of information conveyed about the created world and what this can mean to the reader and the work itself.
We also indulge ourselves by talking out our favourite examples of fictional worlds and why we are drawn to them as a light-hearted closing segment.

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No Episode This Week, Apologies

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Elliot

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Hello!

Just wanted to let you know that there is no episode this week, owing to personal obligations among the hosts and the imminent arrival of the Holiday Season.
We wanted to make sure there was a notification podcast uploaded (attached to this post) so that people subscribed via iTunes knew about this.

Hope you all have a wonderful end-of-year, and we will be back in 2013!

Podcast 003 – Art and Immortality

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Elliot

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The Epiloguists explore the relationship between art and immortality, discussing what is meant when a work is declared “immortal”, how important works are passed on in culture, and if a creator should make a work with an intended future in mind, among other talking points.
For the second half of the episode we also discuss whether the arts have special consideration in cultural history(?), and close out with their own viewpoints on “immortality” as it relates to the arts.

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Podcast 002 – Art and Freedom

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Elliot

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The Epiloguists explore the relation between art and freedom, taking in a number of observations and discussions about the relationship between creator and audience, interpretation of works, fandom, context, and what the creation of art means to the panellists.

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